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Jean-Christophe Lafaille (31 March 1965 – 27 January 2006 [presumed]) was a French climber noted for a number of difficult ascents in the Alps and Himalaya, and for what has been described as "perhaps the finest self-rescue ever performed in the Himalaya", when he was forced to descend the mile-high south face of Annapurna alone with a broken ...
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, né le 31 mars 1965 à Gap et disparu le 26 janvier 2006 sur les pentes du Makalu, au Népal, est un alpiniste français. Il a un palmarès très fourni d'exploits dans le domaine de l'escalade et de l'alpinisme.
- 26 janvier 2006 (à 40 ans),Makalu
- France
- 31 mars 1965,Gap
- 1,60 m (5 ′ 3 ″)
Jan 27, 2024 · Retour sur le drame qui a marqué l'histoire de l'alpinisme hivernal. Le 27 janvier 2006, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, l'un des plus grands himalayistes de son époque, a disparu sur les pentes du Makalu lors d'une tentative solitaire.
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, a renowned French climber, was attempting the first winter ascent of Makalu solo when he disappeared in 2006. A helicopter survey found his tent but no sign of life, suggesting he fell into a crevasse.
Read an interview with Jean-Christophe Lafaille, who opened a new aid route on the West Face of the Drus, Mont Blanc, in winter 2001. Learn about his style, his love for the mountains, and his projects in the Alps and the Himalayas.
Jean-Christophe Lafaille was a French cinematographer and writer who died in a mountain climbing accident in 2006. He was known for his solo escapes from Annapurna and Makalu, and his documentary Trio for One.
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Feb 10, 2006 · A tribute to the French mountaineer who died on Makalu in 2006, after climbing eleven 8000ers without oxygen, often solo. The article recounts his career, his challenges, his tragedies and his passion for the high mountains.
